Stegophilus
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Stegophilus is a genus of small parasitic catfishes within the Neotropical pencil catfish family Trichomycteridae, known for their specialized feeding habits on other fishes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Stegophilus canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9542035 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Stegophilus Context triple: [Trichomycteridae, notableGenus, Stegophilus]
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A.
Pachyplichas
Pachyplichas is a genus of beetles in the family Curculionidae, known from New Zealand.
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B.
Pooecetes
Pooecetes is a small genus of New World sparrows in the family Passerellidae, best known for the Vesper Sparrow.
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C.
Dactylopsila
Dactylopsila is a genus of striped possums, small nocturnal marsupials native to New Guinea and nearby regions, known for their elongated fourth finger used to extract insects from wood.
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D.
Agelastes
Agelastes is a small genus of African guineafowl known for its relatively plain, dark plumage and forest-dwelling habits.
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E.
Hypsignathus
Hypsignathus is a genus of African megabats best known for the hammer-headed bat, a large fruit bat notable for the male’s distinctive, elongated head and loud vocalizations.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Stegophilus Target entity description: Stegophilus is a genus of small parasitic catfishes within the Neotropical pencil catfish family Trichomycteridae, known for their specialized feeding habits on other fishes.
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A.
Pachyplichas
Pachyplichas is a genus of beetles in the family Curculionidae, known from New Zealand.
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B.
Pooecetes
Pooecetes is a small genus of New World sparrows in the family Passerellidae, best known for the Vesper Sparrow.
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C.
Dactylopsila
Dactylopsila is a genus of striped possums, small nocturnal marsupials native to New Guinea and nearby regions, known for their elongated fourth finger used to extract insects from wood.
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D.
Agelastes
Agelastes is a small genus of African guineafowl known for its relatively plain, dark plumage and forest-dwelling habits.
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E.
Hypsignathus
Hypsignathus is a genus of African megabats best known for the hammer-headed bat, a large fruit bat notable for the male’s distinctive, elongated head and loud vocalizations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fish genus
ⓘ
genus ⓘ |
| belongsToClade | Neotropical catfishes ⓘ |
| belongsToGroup | pencil catfishes ⓘ |
| bodySize | small ⓘ |
| class | Actinopterygii ⓘ |
| commonName | parasitic pencil catfishes ⓘ |
| diet |
blood of other fishes
ⓘ
mucus of other fishes ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | ectoparasite of fishes ⓘ |
| family | Trichomycteridae ⓘ |
| feedingType | parasitic ⓘ |
| firstDescribedIn | 19th century (approximate) ⓘ |
| habitat |
freshwater
ⓘ
rivers ⓘ streams ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
adaptations for attaching to host fishes
ⓘ
elongate body ⓘ specialized mouthparts for parasitism ⓘ |
| hasFinType | ray-finned ⓘ |
| higherClassification |
Siluriformes
ⓘ
Trichomycteridae ⓘ |
| host | other fishes ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Neotropical freshwater fish fauna ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifestyle |
benthic
ⓘ
parasitic ⓘ |
| nativeRange |
Neotropics
ⓘ
linked to:
Neotropical realm
South America ⓘ |
| order | Siluriformes ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| region | tropical South America ⓘ |
| reproduction | oviparous ⓘ |
| skeletonType | bony fish ⓘ |
| subfamily | Stegophilinae ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| typeOf | parasitic catfish ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Stegophilus Description of subject: Stegophilus is a genus of small parasitic catfishes within the Neotropical pencil catfish family Trichomycteridae, known for their specialized feeding habits on other fishes.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.